Live Music — Pubs in Milton Keynes
Discover live music pubs in Milton Keynes. Browse our directory to find the perfect pub.
Found 39 live music pubs in Milton Keynes
Bull & Butcher
30 Aylesbury Street, Milton Keynes MK2 2BA
Reopened 25th January 2019 after refurbishment and under new licensee and manager. Two bar areas - the first on left and right as you enter has Sports TV screens, with a quieter bar at rear, traditionally used by eaters. Currently no food available, pending refurbishment of kitchen. Has a large garden with tables to the rear. Now has regular live music - see Facebook page. (Due to the change of landlord, the information on this page is likely to change as more refurbishment takes place. The new website will soon be running, so check there.)
Dolphin
Whaddon Way, Milton Keynes MK3 7JZ
Popular two-bar estate pub offering tribute band nights and a carvery on Wednesday and Sunday. Has tables outside on paving and grass.
Eight Belles
28 Buckingham Road, Milton Keynes MK3 5HL
Busy pub with single L shaped room plus a further small room with tables. Third hand pump only at busy times. The area to the right is set for dining and this doubles as a function room with folding doors to separate it from the main bar. Good-sized, partially-covered, paved patio area with plenty of tables and chairs.
Red Lion
11 Lock View Lane, Simpson Road, Milton Keynes MK1 1BY
A popular lock-side pub on the Grand Union Canal that re-opened in December 2018 after refurbishment and with new publican. As you enter the pub from the road, the snug is to your left, offering comfortable seating and a quiet place to drink and chat. The archway facing you leads to the main bar with a variety of standard and high tables and chairs. As well as three Cask Marque real ales, a selection of wines, gins, tea and coffee are available. The main bar has a large screen TV showing sports and a dart board. The main bar leads to the well-appointed covered smoking area and the canal lockside garden, both of which have been well refurbished. Dogs are welcome outside (but not in bar) and their own barrel of water has been provided Being close to the canal a washing machine and tumble dryer are usually available for narrow boaters to use. Free parking, but need to give car registration number to bar staff.
Victoria Inn
Vicarage Road, Milton Keynes MK13 9AQ
As you enter, the bar with its four hand pumps is directly in front of you. On your right is a room with a pool table and dart board. To the left is a room on two levels with tables and chairs and an open fireplace; in the winter a cheery real fire will welcomes you. It's a 17th century pub and recent refurbishment has retained its character: exposed beams and low ceilings create a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. Seating is also available at the front of the pub on a paved terrace for about 30 people. Hosts the annual beer & bun races on Good Friday every year. Winner of local CAMRA branch's Contribution to Local Beer Scene 2019 award.
Countryman
Bradwell Common Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK13 8DY
This modern pub situated on a residential estate has one large bar with a pool table and a large screen TV. Offers Thai cuisine (including take-away) and British food. Karaoke is held once a month and there is an open mike/jam night on alternate Thursdays.
Brewhouse & Kitchen (Milton Keynes)
7 Savoy Crescent, Milton Keynes MK9 3PU
Brewpub boasting a microbrewery in the round with their real ales and other beers brewed on-site. It offers a good range of real ales, craft and other beers. If you ever want to marry in a pub, it is also a licensed marriage venue. There's a range of seating on several levels, including a mezzanine floor and various private hire spaces, including large room on top floor, for weddings, parties, conferences, etc. Terrace at the front has tables and chairs. The decent Indy and Retro music is far from background, but not overpowering so you can still talk. Food is freshly cooked to order with beer used in many recipes; each dish comes with a recommended beer match.
Blacksmiths Arms
1 Downs Barn Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK14 7QG
This is a modern pub situated on a residential estate. There are two rooms, each with a pool table and the bar serves both rooms. One room also has a dart board and cards and poker is played on Sundays. Karaoke is held on Fridays or Saturdays. One of the rooms can be hired for private functions.
Eagle Sports Bar
5 Harrier Court, Milton Keynes MK6 5BZ
Recently refurbished as Sports Bar, with a purpose built snooker room plus Pool tables and dart boards. Llive sports shown on 2 large screens plus small screens. Single large bar on different levels with a variety of seating including high tables, standard tables with chairs and bench seating. There are large pictures of eagles printed on the mirrors above the bar and pictures of sporting legends and bands adorn the walls. No real ale sold, only bottled beers, such as Speckled Hen, Doombar and Newcastle Brown. There is a small gravel garden area under three spreading trees with bedding plants in pots and a range of shrubs. Plans to reintroduce live music, karaoke, drag queen, bingo and quiz nights.
Kensington
Kensington Drive, Milton Keynes MK8 9AN
Modern pub on residential estate. The bar is on different levels with the lower level tothe right reserved for dining. there is a small courtyard garden with tables and chairs, most under a canopy. In summer there is a children's bouncy castle.
Lake View MK
Great Linford Lakes, Wolverton Road, Milton Keynes MK14 5AH
This wooden chalet-style pub is in a quiet and isolated location on the Great Linford Lakes estate at the northern tip of Milton Keynes with great view across the lakes. Limited availability of real ale (to ensure it's fresh). Serving local Dark Horse real cider when available. Entering direct from the car park into the bar area, service is on the right and a door through to fishing tackle, etc, shop on right. Another door from the bar takes you into the function room - which is used as a bar when busy. The bar and function room is mainly comprised of trestle tables and chairs, but with some comfy armschairs and a settee in the bar - which also contains a pool table. Outside is a large (fenced) terrace looking across the lake; it has plenty of chairs and tables with a small outside bar for busy periods and a semi-permanent marquee for protection from rain or sun. Further tables and seating can be found beyond the terrace at the pub's northern end. Dog friendly, but near nature reserve. Has esoteric bingo and open mike evenings.
Nag's Head
30 High Street, Milton Keynes MK14 5AX
Local CAMRA Most Improved Pub of the Year. A pretty thatched-roof pub, believed to date from the 16th century at the heart of Great Linford village. It has two bars with low ceilings and exposed beams, giving it a cosy feel, especially when the log-burning stove is lit in the saloon bar. Freshly prepared food and a wide range of drinks including craft and traditional ales and guest beers from local breweries. Monthly quiz night and regular live music events. Newly refurbished large front and rear patio gardens with marquee at rear. On the doorstep of the Grand Union Canal and Linford Manor Park which is undergoing extensive renovations to restore its many historical features. Ever popular with ramblers, dog walkers and narrow-boaters as well as the local community.
Eager Poet
2 Tower Crescent, Milton Keynes MK14 6JY
Spacious, modern pub on a residential estate.
New Inn
2 Bradwell Road, Milton Keynes MK13 0EN
This spacious canal side pub retains many original features despite renovations in the 1970s. there is a gathering of folk musicians that meet here once a month for an informal music session. The pub has lovely views from its garden across the canal to Bradwell. It has very friendly service.
Galleon
Old Wolverton Road, Milton Keynes MK12 5NL
Pleasant canal side pub. Parking is on the opposite side of the road and also down the lane at the side of the pub (which leads to an antiques barn and the Virtual Orchard cidery). The beer garden, containing children's play area, can also be accessed directly from this lane. Top performing drag artists with DJ Wayne doing a disco with karaoke last Friday of every month.
Cricketers
247 Oldbrook Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK6 2QA
This popular modern pub on a residential estate has one large bar with a variety of seating on different levels. There are three handpumps with IPA as the regular beer and guests mainly from the Greene King range, but one occasionally sourced from another brewery
Burnt Oak
Egerton Gate, Milton Keynes MK5 7HH
Pub with one large bar located on a residential estate. Recently refurbished, the central raised booth has been removed from the restaurant area to the left of the bar, to create a flat-floored function room that also now has doors to fully separate it from the bar area. The main room has a dart board and a large screen TV showing Sky and BT sports.
Old Beams
Paxton Crescent, Milton Keynes MK5 7AE
The Old Beams was rebuilt after a fire in 2007 with the remnants of the historical pub abutted to the newer oak framed barn. The entrance has been repositioned to the vaulted barn, which houses a long bar directly in front of the entrance. The large area to the left is reserved for dining with table service. The remaining tables are for drinking and food ordered at the bar. The room beyond, in what is left of the original pub, can be hired as a function room. Outside there is a large patio and garden.
Cock Hotel
72-74 High Street, Milton Keynes MK11 1AH
Hotel bar serving Greene King beers plus one seasonal guest ale. The courtyard garden is popular in summer. Food is served all day every day. The function room opens on to the courtyard and is regularly booked for weddings and parties.
Crown
9 Market Square, Milton Keynes MK11 1BE
Gastro pub with two comfortable bars situated on the Market Square.
Fox & Hounds
87 High Street, Milton Keynes MK11 1AT
The Fox and Hounds dates from the mid-19th century, but its buildings are a century older. It has two bars, one quiet, with a further small stone-walled room beyond and one with regular live bands and music, sports TV, dartboard and a rare Northants skittle table. Outside is a garden with wooden tables and benches plus two Scandinavian-style part-open cabins - one with log fire - where smoking is permitted. Car park is at rear, at end of Prospect Road.
Old George
41 High Street, Milton Keynes MK11 1AA
Family run free house in a Tudor building with low ceilings housing a single bar plus a another room at rear. Accommodation is available and hotel licensing laws permit the bar flexible closing times. Four hand pumps with two constantly changing guest beers. Outside courtyard augments the undercover drinking area.
Plough
London Road, Milton Keynes MK11 1JA
Popular pub with two regular beers. Single bar with dart board and sports TV. Food served all afternoon every day.
Tawny Owl
Fyfield Barrow, Milton Keynes MK7 7AN
A modern pub on a residential estate consisting of one large room with seating on two levels. Up to three beers are available, usually from the Greene King portfolio but beers from other breweries occasionally feature. Weston's Old Rosie is sometimes available via hand pump. There is usually background music playing and large screen TVs showing sports events. There is a drop down screen for showing the major sporting fixtures. Mondays are poker nights, there is a quiz on Thursday nights and on Tuesdays they have "beat the barrel" where, if the cask runs out while your pint is being pulled, you get your pint for free. There is an ATM near the bar.
Craufurd Arms
59 Stratford Road, Milton Keynes MK12 5LT
Huge L shaped pub - a haven for the heavy rocker (but other types of entertainment and genres of music sometimes available). Separate 250 capacity live music venue with it's own bar. Main bar area is open plan with a small(er) stage area to the right for free gigs. Live music regularly throughout the week in either of the music areas. Street foods are served on at least one Sunday per month normally including at least one vegan food seller. Also serves wide range of craft ales on keg and in cans. On most concert nights the pub can be very busy, normally with rock and metal music played in the bar area. In the main bar, Monday is FREE pool night; Tuesday is Poker Night; Wednesday is Open Mic night; Thursday is Quiz night. Pub also contains multi-award-winning tattoo and piercing studio.
New Queen Victoria
47 Church Street, Milton Keynes MK12 5JW
Large corner pub in the heart of Wolverton. Single room with long bar. 2 hand pumps, one serving real ale and one cider. Separate cafe, the Sunnyside Up, serving traditional cafe/pub food unti 3.30pm and South African-themed restaurant, the Braai Shack, serving in the evening (not Monday).
Cross Keys
34 Newport Road, Milton Keynes MK15 0AA
16th-century building with thatched roof. The pub has a bar and a separate restaurant, which was extended and refurbished in 2018. The food is home-made from fresh local produce. Winner of multiple awards. As well as up to six real ales, fresh tea and coffee are available. Has a TV in the bar showing terrestrial channels with subtitles. The patio and garden behind the pub are very popular in summer especially with its summertime large marquee with outside bar.
Swan Hotel
36 Watling St, Milton Keynes MK2 2BL
There is one large "horseshoe" bar. The area to the rear of the pub houses a pool table and dart board. The area at the front has tables and chairs. There is a patio area outside at the rear and there is a function room for hire. It prides itself on being a Sports Bar and has 8 large screens plus one outdoors. En-suite accommodation is available. Breakfast is served from 7am Monday to Saturday.
Peartree Bridge Inn
180 Waterside, Milton Keynes MK6 3PE
The large L shaped bar has a pool and dart board at one end, table and chairs at the other end. The pizza & carvery restaurant is reached through the bar. There is only one real ale served at all times..
Giffard Park Inn
Broadway Avenue, Milton Keynes MK14 5QN
Spacious multi-chambered 1980's residential estate pub beside the Grand Union Canal. Very family-friendly: there are games and a "kids' menu" for children, who are welcome until 9pm. Although the emphasis is on food - breakfast is served from 9am - there is a separate bar area and three real ales. The beer is very reasonably priced for the area. The canalside beer garden is pleasant in summer.
Caldecotte Arms
Bletcham Way, Milton Keynes MK7 8HP
The Caldecotte Arms is a Greene King family pub restaurant. The pub is built around an old windmill and is set in parkland close to Caldecotte Lake.
MK11 Live Music Venue & Sports Bar
Keller Close, Tilers Road, Milton Keynes MK11 3LH
The main attractions of MK11 are music, gourmet street food, real ale, craft beers, snooker, pool and large screen sports TV. Ths venue started life as cowsheds and barns, but was developed into a purpose-built sport and social club with squash courts for those who developed and built Milton Keynes. As use of the club declined, it was sold to private owners and became a pub. Then, in December 2012, MK11 Live Music Venue & Sports Bar was born. On entry the bar is ahead and the stage area on the right. The building turns left at the bar and drops downstairs to the vape bar, then high tables & chairs and pool table. Outside is a large courtyard with tables and chairs (and temporary bar area; this is partially covered. For the full picture, please use the link to their website.
Prince George of Cambridge
Portishead Drive, Milton Keynes MK4 3FA
Recently-built and mostly food-oriented McMullen's house on western outskirts of Milton Keynes. It has five hand pumps, but usually only three are in regular use except at busy times. Bar is straight ahead as you enter, with well-designed restaurant area to left and more tables to right. Although it is open plan, pillars and beams give a more friendly feel. The pub has plenty of tables and seating outside in the patio and garden area - being built in a bowl helps catch the sun. Ample parking.
Prince Albert
17 Vicarage Road, Milton Keynes MK13 9AG
This friendly, Red Oak Taverns tenancy pub, run by an experienced landlord, offers a small, changing selection of well kept ales. It is in the heart of the old village, so feels like the old village pub it once was. There is a pleasant, quiet garden at the back with tables on a small paved area and further tables in fenced-off children's play area. Pub is welcoming and in excellent decorative order, but is now wet only, no longer offering food beyond the usual crisps, nuts, etc.
Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Working Mens Social Club
1 Chandos Place, Milton Keynes MK2 2SQ
Bar is on right from entrance, with games room behind the bar. Function room on left from entrance. Snooker room upstairs. Refurbished to good standard during lockdown. Although a members’ club, non-Members are admitted, usually in function room. Away fans welcome on MK Dons matchdays.
Bletchley Conservative Club
105 Queensway, Milton Keynes MK2 2DN
Called "the Conservative Club" membership is open to anybody and the Club no longer gives money to the Party; non-members are also welcome, but pay extra for food and drinks, plus higher admission for musical events. As you enter the Club the bar is straight ahead with a food servery to the right and tables & chairs to the left. Behind the bar a large area with a small stage in one corner where the bands play, which can be partioned for private functions, such as wedding receptions, birthdays, etc. This can also have a separate entrance. There is a patio at the front with tables & chairs. Alternate Tuesday nights the bar hosts the Bletchley Blues Club, a recently inaugurated live music event; plus Open Mic night every Wednesday. The premises is a short walk from Bletchley bus station and has a car park for approx 30 vehicles, access with via Bedford St.
Stony Stratford Conservative Club
77 High Street, Milton Keynes MK11 1AY
Multi-roomed social club offering uo to three cask conditioned ales. Occasionally holds events that are open to the general public and the restaurant / lounge is available to the public between 12 and 2 when food is available.
Irish Centre
Manor Fields, Watling Street, Milton Keynes MK2 2HX
Large community centre with hall for hire for private events. Plenty of clubs and classes held. Has both an upstairs and downstairs bar. Acts as a defacto club house for neighbouring football pitch which hosts Unite MK and Buckingham Town Football clubs.
New Bradwell Sports Association
Bradwell Road, Milton Keynes MK13 7AD
Clubhouse for both New Bradwell St Peter FC and New Bradwell Cricket Club. Venue is divided into three rooms. Occasional music and community events held. Rooms are available for hire.